The Pigeon is back (hooray!) and this time the drama centers on an adorable little duckling who gets a cookie just by asking–politely. Just by asking?! Politely reminds the duckling, but the Pigeon is already off on a hilarious rant about all the things he asks for–many of which readers of the earlier Pigeon books … Continue reading →

The Pigeon is back (hooray!) and this time the drama centers on an adorable little duckling who gets a cookie just by asking–politely. Just by asking?! Politely reminds the duckling, but the Pigeon is already off on a hilarious rant about all the things he asks for–many of which readers of the earlier Pigeon books will remember–ending with the all-too-familiar refrain, “It’s not fair.” Author Mo Willems adds a new twist to this Pigeon story by juxtaposing Pigeon’s familiar high volume theatrics with the calm simplicity of a soft-spoken duckling. As a parent, I appreciate the book’s message about the power of politeness and the rewards of sharing (warning: cookies are involved), yet the story never loses the jovial, high-spirited quality that makes the Pigeon books so popular with kids and the adults who read to them. –Seira Wilson, Amazon Best Books of the Month for Kids, April 2012